Management and Board of AID Bank
Profile Of The Board of Directors
Mr.
Ambrose Sylvester (Chairman):
A former Financial Secretary of the Commonwealth of Dominica and, prior to that, Accountant General and Budget Controller, Mr. Sylvester has been the Chairman of the AIDB Board of Directors from March 9, 2006.
Mr.
Martin Charles (Deputy Chairman):
An insurance specialist at CLICO International Life Insurance Limited, Mr. Charles has been a Director from March 8, 2000.
Mr.
Reuben Thomas (Member):
Currently a businessman, manager of Rudolph Thomas Enterprises, Portsmouth, Dominica, Mr. Thomas has been a Director from March 8, 2000.
Mr.
Elford Henry (Member):
Mr. Henry is an agriculturalist who has held the senior position of Operations Manager at the Dominica Banana Marketing Corporation. He has been a Director from March 8, 2000.
Mr.
Leon LeBlanc (Member):
A businessman and owner and Manager of Lericon Printers Limited located in Canefield Industrial Estate, Dominica, Mr. LeBlanc has been a Director from March 8, 2000.
Mrs.
Rosamund Edwards (Member):
Mrs. Rosamund Edwards, is the Financial Secretary of the Government of Dominica.She also serves as a Director on the Boards of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank. This is Mrs. Edwards first term as a member on the Board of Directors of the Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank.
Mr. Colbert Pinard (Member):
Currently the Assistant Youth Development Officer at the Youth Division, Mr. Pinard has been a Director from March 8, 2009.
Mr. Simpson
Gregoire (Member):
Mr. Simpson Gregoire is serving his first tem as a director of the AID Bank from March, 2010. He holds a MSc in Financial Management and a BSc in Managerial Accounting, from the South Eastern University in Washington DC. Currently, Mr. Gregoire is the Senior Accountant with Campbell’s Business Machines. Prior to this, he was the Professional Manager of Multifamily Operations at Fannie Mae in Washington DC.
Mr. Hubert Joseph (Member):
Former Civil Servant and now businessman, owner of Flossie Joseph and Company, Roseau Dominica, Mr. Joseph has been a Director from March 8, 2000.
Profile Of Management Staff
| Name | Position | Qualifications | Year of Joining DAIDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Kingsley Thomas | General Manager/Consultant | 2008 |
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| Dr. Emaline Harris-Charles | Executive Manager Corporate Affairs | B.A., M.A. Economics M.Sc., Ph.D., Agricultural Economics | 1986 |
| Mr. Anthony Commodore | Legal Counsel | LL.B., L.E.C., L.L.M., Law Cert Public Administration | 2005 |
| Ms. Elfreda Abraham | Senior Manager Finance & Accounts | B.A., Accounts C.G.A. | 1981 |
| Mrs. Mathilda John Rose | Executive Manager Credit Operations Ag. | B.Sc., Economics & Management, M.Sc. Financial Management | 1990 |
| Mrs. Martha Abel | Manager Credit Ag. | B.A. Business Administration | 1984 |
| Mrs. Ursula McDowill-Job | Senior Manager Human Resource & Administration | B.A. Business Administration, M.Sc. Training and Human Resource Management | 1988 |
| Mrs. Avril Coipel | Senior Manager MIS | B.Sc. Comp Sci & Math, M.Sc. Applied Statistics | 2008 |
| Miss Patricia Etienne | Manager Recoveries | B.Sc Management | 1988 |
| Mr. Ian Williams | Manager IEU | Diploma Building & Civil Engineering | 1988 |
Divisions of AID Bank
The day to day organizational structure includes a General Manager and a Deputy General Manager. The Deputy General Manager is head of the Corporate Services Division and is responsible for the Management Information System, Human Resource Management and Strategic Planning. Other heads of Divisions are the Manager Investments who is responsible for lending, the Manager Recoveries who is responsible for collections, the Manager Finance who is responsible for accounting and finance and the Legal Counsel who is responsible for all legal work. The Bank has a management contract with the Government of Dominica for the administration of its Industrial Estates and the Manager, Industrial Estates Unit is responsible for this function. The Bank has a staff complement of 38 persons.